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Continuing to the beach where the split in dimensions had occurred, [[Serge]] finds three apparitions resembling the original team from ''Chrono Trigger''. More of the game's history is revealed, such as the revelation on that [[Belthasar]] planned the entire plot to empower [[Serge]] and free [[Schala]] from melding with [[Lavos]]. The resulting fused being—called the [[Time Devourer]]—would consume and destroy space-time. [[Lucca]] explains that [[Kid]] is [[Schala]]'s clone, sent to the modern age to take part in [[''Project Kid'']]. [[Crono]] entreats Serge to use the [[Chrono Cross]] to free Schala. Serge uses a [[Time Egg]]—given to him by [[Belthasar]] to enter the Darkness Beyond Time and vanquish the [[Time Devourer]]. He separates Schala from [[Lavos]] and restores the dimensions to one. Thankful, Schala muses on evolution and the struggle of life and returns Serge to his home, noting that he will forget the entire adventure. She then seemingly records the experience in her diary, set upon a desk on which a wedding photo of [[Kid]] and [[Serge]] appears. The meaning of the scenes shown during the credits, depicting "Kid" seemingly searching for someone in modern times, is confirmed as a means to make the players think of their own reality, and the possibility that a version of "Kid" exists in it and would one day meet them. The ambiguous ending leaves the events of the characters' lives following the game up to interpretation.

''Chrono Cross'' employs story arcs, characters, and themes from [[Radical Dreamers]]. An illustrated text adventure, it was created to wrap up an unresolved plot line of ''Chrono Trigger''. Though it borrows from Radical Dreamers in its exposition, ''Chrono Cross'' is not a remake of Radical Dreamers, but a larger effort to fulfill that game's purpose. The plots of the games are irreconcilable. To resolve continuity issues and acknowledge Radical Dreamers, the developers of ''Chrono Cross'' suggested the game happened in a parallel dimension. A notable difference between the two games is that Magus, present in Radical Dreamers as Gil, is absent from ''Chrono Cross''. Director Masato Kato originally planned for Magus to appear in disguise as Guile, but scrapped the idea due to plot difficulties. As [[Richard Honeywood]] translated the game for its North American release, he worked with Kato to rewrite certain dialogue for ease of comprehension in English.